The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 4

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Էջ 9 No ship had a mast shot away, but the Windsor-Castle and Agamemnon, nor a
yard except the Ajax.” The loss on board the two prizes was stated to consist of
about 600 in killed and wounded; or but a careful comparison of the number of ...

Էջ 35 “The divisions of the british fleet will be brought nearly within gun-shot of the
enemy's centre. The signal will most probably then be made, for the lee line (
three lines?) to bear up together; to set all their sails, even their steering-sails, in
order to ...

Էջ 53 The Victory, meanwhile, was slowly advancing to a gun-shot distance from the
enemy's line. - At 20 minutes past noon, which was about 20 minutes after the
Fougueux had opened her fire upon the Royal-Sovereign, and about 10 after the
...

Էջ 55 larboard beam of the Bucentaure the Victory's mizen topmast was shot away
about two thirds up. A shot also struck and knocked to pieces the wheel; and the
ship was obliged to be steered in the gunroom, the first lieutenant (John Quilliam)
...

Էջ 56 In consequence of this, every studding-sail boom on the foremast (the Victory,
unlike other ships, had no booms rigged out upon her mainmast) had been shot
off close to the yard-arm, and every sail, especially on the foremast, was like a ...